The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
THE RED RIVER RAILWAY.
Sir John Macdonald Declares It Shall Be
Stopped, and by Bayonets if Necessary.

TORONTO, Aug 23-J. Mayor Walsh. lead
ing Conservative of Manitoba, has returned to
Toronto from the maritime provinces, where he
had an interview with Sir John Macdonald re-
garding disallowance in Manitoba. Sir John
said he was determined that disallowancs of tho
Red River Valley railway charter shall take
effect. 81 am bound to see,n he said. 'that the
supremacy of the federal authority is main
tanned. 1t is time that the provinces should be
| taught that when her Majesty's representative.
with the consent of her advisers, sees fit to dis
allow measure which is derogatory to the in
terests of the Dominion and the empire, they
must submit gracefully"
Mr. Walsh said ''The people of Manitoba
wish to build the Red River road with their own
money and determined not be prevented
from doing. I am the volunteers of
Ontario will mot take op against their
brothers in Manitoba"
II am determined" said Sir John, ''that the
construction of that road shall be stopped, and
if necessary, by British regulars. On my sug-
gestion the imperial government has decided to
establish garrison at Winnipeg, and troops
will be sent there shortly. The idea
has met with favor by the British
government. They see that Win
npeg is an important stzateeic point, and that
ly and be transported to India or elsewhere with
dispatch. Their presence there will also make
the unruly provinces submit to federal authori-
Mr.. Walsh replied: "Our people will resist
with an armed force, and II a collision occurs
rebellion will follow"
II cannot help that" said Sir John; I'VE must
that federal authority is maintained over
provincial authority, and if rebellion is the re-
suit it will not be my fault 1t will be the fault
of the Manitobans / determined to stop
the construction of the Red River Valley rail-
way if it has to be done at the point of the bay
onet."
John Norquay, Premier of Manitoba, arrived
here to-day from Winnipeg. In an interview he
told your correspondent he knew some time ago
of scheme to garrison Winnipeg with British
troops. If the Can adian Pacific railway is to be
a subsidized mail route, he said. garrison
there is necessary, and the War Office has de-
ciced to place large garrison there imme
diately.
What do you think of Sir Johns threat to
stop the construction of the Red River Valley
railway with British troopss" asked your CORE
spondent.
..He can do it only at the peril of rebellion.
and that he dare not risk The road must be built,
and Sir John cannot stop it. Manitoba is deter
mined to have line to the United States boun-
dary independent of the Canadian Pacific rail
way or the Dominion government An injunc-
tion has been served to prevent the work, but no
federal or other interference can stop it. Mari
tobans bound TO carry the work through If
they have to resort to arms We are progress
have it in running order, despite the iron heeled
oppression of Sir John Macdonald and the Cana
dian Pacific railroad monopoly" In conclusion,
Mr.. Norquay said II wish the British regulars
were in Winnipeg now. They are the men we
want We would appeal to them against the
monstrous injustice sought to be fixed upon
by the federal government and the Canadian
Pacific railway"
An Ottawa telegram says: "The Dominion
government view the situation with no small
degree of alarm on account of past experience in
dealing with Northwestern affairs 1t is not
probable that injunction, without actual
physical force behind it. will be any more
effective than a paper disallowance When a
whole community has determined upon an OBJ
ject the Manltobans appear be, legal
formulas lose their effectiveness, and writs
won't execute themselves. The talk of the Brit
tish regulars for settling the intestine of
the Dominion is dangerous. British red-coats
on the Rod river shooting down coonsts would
be too wild guess of wicked folly to dream Of
If such an idea should get in Sir John Macdon-
AIDS head it would prove him insane. and If the
proposition listened to by the English
e overnment. British connection in Canada would
not last long